Hinge.



C. IBLINGS.

HIN

TIoN EI LB T.31,1912.

APPLICA Patented July's, 1913.

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CHRISTOPHER IBLINGS, OF AKR-ON, IOWA.

HINGE.

To all whom if may concern Be it known that I, Crnns'rornnn Imanes, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Plymouth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and use- .ful Improvements in Hinges; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hinges.

One object of the invention is to provide a hinge designed especially for use with doors which swing on a horizontal pivot and which provided with means for holding the door in a raised or open position.

Another object is to provide a hinge of this character which is particularly adapted for use in connection with the doors of corn cribs or other slatted doors and in which one of the leaves of the hinges forms the cleats for the door slats and also serves as hasps for fastening the door in closed position.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying` drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of one side of a corn crib showing the application of my improved hinges to the door of the crib, the latter being shown in closed position; F ig. 2 is asimilar view showing the door in open position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vern tical sectional view through the door and hinge; Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of one of the hinges taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a similar' view with the door in open position and taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. t3 is a detail perspective view of one of the hinge Referring more particularly to the drawings l denotes the side of a corn crib and 2 denotes the door thereof to which my improved hinges are applied. The hinges comprise a stationary leaf or member 3 and a swinging or door engaging leaf or member 4. rlhe stationary member is preferably formed of heavy sheet metal and comprises a base plate 5 which is fastened in any snitable manner to the side of the corn crib or other object and which has on its edges out Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 31, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

Serial No. 728,891.

wardly extending flanges G which are disposed at substantially right angles to the base plate 5 as shown. The flanges G are resilient or have a spring action for a purpose hereinafter described. In the .inner ends of the flanges G are formed alining apertures adapted to receive the pivot bolt or pintle 7 with which the door member 4 of the hinge is pivotally secured to the stationary member 3. The door meml er or leaf 4 of the hinge is also preferably constructed of heavy sheet metal in the form of a strip of sufficient length to extend across and' a short distance beyond the free edge of the door as shown. On the edges of the leaf 4 are outwardly projecting flanges S which impart rigidity to the leaf and are also provided for another purpose hereinafter described. The leaves 4 are secured to the slats of the door and form cleats for connecting and supporting said slats and at the inner end of the leaves are formed' eyes 9 which are disposed between the flanges G of the stationary members 3 and receive the pivot bolts or pintles 7 which pivotally connect the leaves of the hinges. In the projecting outer ends of the leaves 4 are formed slots l0 which when the door is in a closed position are adapted to engage eye bolts or staples 1l with which inay be engaged fastening pins or pad locks, whereby the door may be fastened or locked in closed position.

The leaves 4 are of suitable width to swing between the flanges G of the stationary members 3 of the hinge when the door is swung upwardly to an open position and when in this position the flanges 8 of the leaves 4 are sprung between or into engagement with said flanges (S which latter' grip the flanged edges of the leaves 4 and thereby hold the door in an open position. In order to facilitate the frictional engagement of the flanges S on the leaf 4 with the flanges 6 on the stationary leaf or member 3 the said flanges 8 are preferably inclined inwardly to a slight extent at their outer edges while the flanges G flare or turn outwardly to a slight extent at their outer edges. By thus constructing the leaves or members of the hinge, it will. be seen that when the door is swung to an open position the frictional engagement between the flanged edges of the leaves will firmly hold the door open until manually released' and swung to a closed position and it will also be seen that the construction of the door members of the hinges forms strong durable cleats for the slats of the door and said door engaging members may be constructed in various lengths to provide supporting cleats for doors of dierent widths.

From the foregoing description7 taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operationof the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various vchanges in the form, proportion and the minor Ydetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim 1s:

In a hinge of the character described, a stationary member having its edges bent outwardly to form substantially right angular gripping flanges, a swinging or door engaging member adapted to project across and to be secured to a door, said member having on its edges outwardly projecting flanges adapted to be swung between the gripping flanges on the stationary member of the hinge when the door is swung open, said gripping iianges being flared outwardly at their outer edges and the ianges on the swinging member turned inwardly to a slight extent to facilitate the engagement of the flanged edges of the hinge members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER IBLINGS. Titnesses E. H. YoUNGsTRoM, GEO. IV. HITZEMAN.

Copies,of this patent may be obtained'for jive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

